Gasoline Truck Explodes Wraps Car In Flames
A gasoline truck struck a double trailer, igniting a blaze that enveloped a streetcar. At least 32 people burned to death with many others injured or homeless. Police arrest the conductor William Liddell for leaving the scene as CTA reports the crash near 63rd and State Street.
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Chicago
Anthony Mulvaney
William €. Liddell
CTA
Michael Ahern
Chicago Police Department
Liddell
Seven Men and Blonde Held in Bogus Money Plot
Eight suspects including a blonde and seven men were seized in New York in a counterfeit scheme valued at 3 million dollars aimed at funding a Caribbean revolution. Indictments accuse passing counterfeit Cuban money. two Cubans were held in Miami. Names include Charlotte Whitehurst and Jose Antonio Roche among others. additional details cited by U S officials remain unconfirmed.
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New York
Sovern Mer
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Miami
U. S
Roy M. Cohn
Irving H. Saypel
Hugh Coho
Charlotte Whitehurst
Jesus M. Rolan
Henry Chavarria
Jose Antonio Roche
Rudolph Senminde
Roche
Oscar Roche
Jose Manuel Ferenandes Hernandez
Cohn
Jesus Man
U. S. Defendamts
Eitther
Secret Service
Omen
Cubar Secret Police
McCarthy Lattimore clash escalates over Communist links
In Rochester, Senator McCarthy produced documents alleging Owen Lattimore intervened to shield two wartime Chinese employees from discharge after the Civil Service Commission cited their alleged Communist activity. Lattimore denied the charges as McCarthy assailed the State Department over Communist ties, citing a supposed cover up and linking Ambassador Jessup to Communist fronts. A separate Nashville case saw Vincent Nielsen slain by a kite slash, with Lon Allen charged with murder after a street argument turned deadly.
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Rochester
N. Y
McCarthy
R-Wis
Owen Lattimore
Wisconsin
Lattimore
U. S
Civil Service Commission
Bank
Baltimore
Senate Foreign Relations
Department
Philip, C. Jessup
Jessup
Frenter
Classified ad promising cheap rent and profits
A fragment from the Times News classifieds touts renting an apartment with private entrance and indoor amenities. It notes Mrs W B Ford profiting from ad visibility and urges readers to call 3010 for details and pricing.
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W. B Pord
Xingsport Times-News
Ford
Walkout Snerls Atlanta Traffic
The nine day transit strike has paralyzed Atlanta traffic with chains of steel and rubber halting movement. Daily flow dropped from about 460,000 vehicles toward the city center to almost none, causing gray haze and temper frictions as the city awaits the next halt.
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Atlanta
Liethard
Nations Seek Share of U S Foreign Aid Program
About 64 countries and dependent areas seek portions of the United States point four aid program as the Senate approved a 3.12 billion dollar foreign aid bill. The approval sends the authorization to the White House for President Truman to sign, with an appropriations bill still needed. The Economic Cooperation Administration says 277 million dollars will be left over from the current fiscal year, a higher carryover than previously estimated.
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Washington
U. S
Congress
Stake Department
Senate
Truman
Jsttal
White House
Economic Cooperation Administration
EGA
Togo
Street Scene Impromptu Concert Draws Pedestrian Crowd
Warman exits pastry shop with a doughnut in her mouth while driving. A young woman browses a piano shop during noon hour, attracting passersby to an impromptu concert. A well known ringsport businessman fortifies friends with eats and drinks in nearby carts as others eat breakfast.
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Warman
Musik
Ringsport
Brealefagh
Watchman Kills Friend Then Commits Suicide at Plant
Memphis police report a 31 year old foreman Wilson Giles was killed by coworker Preston Smith a 2 6 year old night watchman in a gunfight at Choctaw Inc concrete pipe plant Mrs Giles 28 was wounded critically as the two men were found dead shot by a pistol in a building area Police said the motive involved a disputed repayment and no one heard the discussion
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Memphis
Wilson Giles
Giles
Pete Wiebenga
Preston Smith
Smith
Choctaw, Inc
Wieberge
Mason Says Chances For New Tax Bill Dwindle
Washington reports Rep. Mason of Illinois says House writers killed prospects for a new tax bill through inconsistencies such as rejecting a plan to make cooperative non-exempt income subject to regular rates. He warns political favoritism is evident and says no tax bill this year. The committee had previously approved excise tax cuts totaling 1.02 billion dollars, with aims to reduce excises and raise functional revenue in one measure.
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Washington
Mason
Ill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jata
Six Months Spree With Blonde Ends For Navy Officer
Navy officer Lt Bascom B Boas faces $10,000 bail on federal charges of embezzlement and desertion after a six month binge with a blonde. The 43 year old, once of the Tolaho battleship crew, attributed drinking to domestic troubles and wartime separation from his wife and two children. He served in the Aleutians, Gilberts, Marshalls, Saipan and Iwo Jima campaigns. Mrs Cameron Morrison dies at Morocroft estate in Charlotte.
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Zax Angeles
Navy
Bascom B. Boas
Boas
Tolaho
Aleutians
Gilberts
Marshalls
Saipan
Fuam
Gore Says Economy Riders May Delay Boone Dam Six Months
Washington report quotes Sen Rob Gore asserting TVA could be crippled if House riders attached to omnibus appropriations remain. He cites a six month delay in Boone Dam completion and in-service date for units 5 and 6 at New Johnsonville, risking higher costs, reduced coal for steam plants, and weaker power service. Gore and Rep Priest opposed the Taber Jensen amendments, warning large TVA power shortfalls in 1952 and 1953 without removal.
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Gore
Boone Dam
Washington
Rob. Gore
D-Tenn
Vie ‘Tennnessee Valley
Reys. Taber
Jensen
TVA
TV4
House
Trumfatt
Telnnessee
Boone
Johnsonville
Willows Creek
Am Bast
Ternessee Dam
Rep
Priest
Tennessee
Taher Jensen
Oak Ridge
Five CIO Union Officials Arrested in Morristown Violence Case
Five officials of the OO Textile Workers Union were arrested on charges of violating a court order prohibiting violence at the American Enka plant in Morristown. Names include H. S. Williams Tennessee director. Silas Switzer Local 1054 business agent. Waited. Theler Wurst. and Io. Wilder. Bond set at 500 each as hearings before Chancellor Bev Robertson proceed. Sheriff Medlin reports ongoing tension with workers returning through picket lines to the Rayon plant seven miles away, with about 60 entering the plant and 350 state troopers guarding entrances.
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Morrigtown
Tern
OO Textile Workers Union
Bownd Anezican Enka. Corp
Robert Medlin
Reperten
H. S. Williams
Wnigr
Tennessee
Silas. Switzer
Theler Wurst
Iq. Wilder
Tve
Bev Robertson
Rayon
Rasan
Sherif
Medlim
Sheriff's
Oliver Samples
Market Reports New York Stock Activity Slips
Market settled lower as most stocks closed with small losses while a few issues edged ahead for gains. Rubber shares were in demand and firms such as Montgomery Ward Borg Warner and Youngstown Sheet gained modestly, with Boeing Emerson Radio Zenith and several others among the losers.
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New York
Montgomery Ward
Borg- Warner
Youngstown
Studehaver
Boeing
Emerson Radio
Zenith Radio
Araconda Copper
Air Reduction
Dow Chemical
Pennsylvania R. F
Southern Railway
Sinclair OL
Certairtteed
CIO Electric Unter Wins In GE Voting Baltimore
The CIO Electrical Workers union appears to have won bargaining rights from a rival union in a National Labor Relations Board election. About 90,000 GE employees voted at 57 plants, with CIO units prevailing in 49 divisions representing over 6,000 workers.
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Baltimore
Cio
International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
Nations Labor Relations Board
FUE
Boy Sells Dog to Help Bury Drowned Friend
Thirteen year old Rudy Loizzi sold his beloved dog Brownie for 52 to raise funds to bury Frankie Bormanger, a 17 year old who drowned after a night on an East River boat. Neighbors contributed as boys collected pennies and nickels, adding to a growing funeral fund.
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New York
Rudy Loizzi
Frankie Bormanger
Rudy
Am East River Cock
Frankie
Bellevue Hospital Morgue
Tri State Drivers On Wildcat Strike
Tri State Coach Corporation drivers in Stone Gap Virginia went on a wildcat strike Friday morning with no terminal picketing. Company personnel are unaware of the strike reason while Local 380 and District 50 officials plan a meeting with company officials to discuss contract terms.
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Bie Stone Gap
Tri-State Coach Corporation
Arid Company
United Construction Workers
Hingsport
Joe Morris
United Mine Workers of District 50
Magting
Mattis
North Carolina Votes Saturday in Democratic Senate Primary
North Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday to decide between Frank P. Graham and opponents Wilks Smith Robert B. Reynolds and Olla Ray Boyd. The race centers on Graham’s friendship with President Truman and positions on segregation, farm policy, and social programs.
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Raleigh
N.ec
North Carolina
Truman
South
Brannan Farm
Smith
Tras Peen
UNChina Deadlock Hopes Rise For Break by Summer
Secretary General Trygve Lie says he expects a break in the United Nations stalemate over China's representation by June or July. He spoke after talks with Stalin Atlee Bidault and Truman, noting Russia still backs the UN and wants normal functioning restored, despite the Soviet walkout since January 10.
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Lake Success
Trygveie
United Nations
China
Lie
Stalin
Atlee
Bidault
Truman
Russia
Tense ties flare after border soccer clash and riot
Police used fire hoses to separate rival Guatemala and El Salvador teams after a March match in Guatemala sparked a riot in San Salvador. One Salvadoran and one Guatemalan were killed, elevating tensions as officials consider possible diplomatic rupture and Salvadoran reparations funds move.
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Guatemala
Guate Mala
el Salvador
Gonzalez Arevalo
Alfonso Padilla
Congress
Agreement Aims to End Middle East Arms Race
Washington officials said the new American British French arms sales pact to the Middle East should halt any Israel Arab arms race and commit all sides to resist aggression. They say the accord, tied to a pledge of restraint, would enhance regional stability and security second only to the North Atlantic in strategic importance amid the Cold War. The plan stems from London talks among Acheson Bevin and Schuman.
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Washington
State Department
Middle East
Israel
North Atlantic
Col
Russia
London
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Fishing Tables and Parade Times Revealed
The article lists fishing tables with schedules and minor periods for various days. It includes times labeled for Friday Saturday and Sunday, with references to specific durations and regional notes. The text also mentions a “Dodgins Luge” recording and a system of standard times within the venue.
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Cheseneddly
Souimir
Jean Aidea
Nader
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